It’s not easy to keep Christ in Christmas. Even the faithful find it difficult to focus on Christ amidst a season bombarded with consumerism and the never-ending quest for “the best Holiday deal ever!” But when we consider the tests of faith that Our Lady confronted, our search for the sacred in this holiday season won’t seem nearly as difficult.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) announced this week that he has appointed a former Planned Parenthood Vice President and abortion extremist to the Senate seat vacated by Sen. Al Franken who resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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In a powerful op-ed appearing on the Women Speak for Themselves (WSFT) website, executive director Meg Johnson encourages women to seize the momentum behind the #MeToo movement to change a culture that is too willing to present sex as “no big deal.”
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A Christian math teacher from the UK who was suspended from his job after referring to a female student who was “transitioning” into a male as a girl is now suing the school for religious discrimination.
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The Ohio Senate passed a new law that will prohibit abortions for the sole reason of a Down syndrome diagnosis.
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The Faravahar, the symbol of the Zoroastrian religion
I was recently asked about a strange tattoo that consisted of the words “KORU, GATHA, AVESTA, and ZOROASTER.” Is this tattoo something to be concerned about?
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The Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Renewal are reporting that Father Andrew Apostoli passed away today at 9:25 a.m. surrounded by his fellow priests, brothers, and sisters.
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A federal court ruled against the Archdiocese of Washington DC in a suit involving the refusal by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to allow a Christmas-themed ad on its buses. The Archdiocese responded by filing an appeal.
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The role of women in the world has never been as important as it is today, which is why so many Catholic women are deciding the time has come to hone their leadership skills in the first-of-its-kind Catholic Women’s Leadership Studies Program of the Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women.
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Two biotech companies who sold body parts for profit that were acquired from babies aborted at Planned Parenthood have admitted guilt in a $7.8 million settlement and have been ordered to shut down.
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